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A new addition aims to make it easier for pedestrians on one of the towns most popular trails traverse road crossings safely.

Editor’s note: Many media outlets write about the year’s top national and international news stories and newsmakers. As a community newspaper, the Greenfield Recorder chose to focus on local news. This is the second installment of the 12 Top News...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's diversity committee Monday called on Town Hall to address accessibility and mobility issues on the sidewalk in front of the senior...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's diversity committee Monday called on Town Hall to address accessibility and mobility issues on the sidewalk in front of the senior...

Motorists and city snowplow drivers are adjusting to the new-look North Street in Pittsfield dotted with flexible markers indicating where a bike lane crosses a crosswalk. A city official admits

GREENFIELD — The city reopened Court Square to vehicular traffic on Wednesday after five months of piloting it as a pedestrian plaza.To reopen Court Square, staff at the Department of Public Works removed the temporary planters and street furniture;...

Sharing is caring in the streets of Montgomery County. The initiative gives residents the opportunity to use public areas to participate in activities such as biking, hiking, walking, dining, and retail activity. Organizers say the program helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 while unifying the community and providing a safe space to engage in activities. […]

Crews will have to shut six gates on Howard Street, one on Appleton Avenue, one on Deming Street, and one on the east side of the bridge so that they can isolate the leak.

Crews will have to shut six gates on Howard Street, one on Appleton Avenue, one on Deming Street, and one on the east side of the bridge so that they can isolate the leak.

DIGHTON — This fall, over $118,000 worth of road upgrades will make the town far more accessible to townspeople with disabilities. The towns Commission on Disability chair Jonathan Gale uses himself as an example of what these improvements mean to the community.  He uses a white cane to move around because he is blind.  "Because of the curb cuts, there will be sidewalk surfaces that tell me where the street is," he said.  "Without them, Ive had no way to know where to cross. With these ch...